[2016] NZSSAA 085 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 181 KB]
...[7] The appellants have explained that in 1993, Mrs XXXX was granted a Widow’s Pension from a German organisation with responsibility for pension insurance for Seamen called Seekasse, following the death of her husband who was a Captain on an offshore fishing ship. Mrs XXXX’s entitlement to this pension was based solely on her late husband’s insurance record. At no time did Mrs XXXX contribute, either compulsorily or voluntarily, to this account. The appellants submit that M...